2023
Pharmacological disruption of mSWI/SNF complex activity restricts SARS-CoV-2 infection
Wei J, Patil A, Collings C, Alfajaro M, Liang Y, Cai W, Strine M, Filler R, DeWeirdt P, Hanna R, Menasche B, Ökten A, Peña-Hernández M, Klein J, McNamara A, Rosales R, McGovern B, Luis Rodriguez M, García-Sastre A, White K, Qin Y, Doench J, Yan Q, Iwasaki A, Zwaka T, Qi J, Kadoch C, Wilen C. Pharmacological disruption of mSWI/SNF complex activity restricts SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Genetics 2023, 55: 471-483. PMID: 36894709, PMCID: PMC10011139, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01307-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSWI/SNF complexesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionHost-directed therapeutic targetSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionSWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatinSARS-CoV-2 susceptibilityNon-fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatinCoronavirus 2 infectionEnzyme 2 (ACE2) expressionSARS-CoV-2 variantsHuman cell typesPrimary human cell typesAirway epithelial cellsDrug-resistant variantsNew drug targetsChromatin accessibilitySNF complexACE2 locusACE2 expressionFactor complexHost determinantsTherapeutic targetConfer resistance
2020
CD300LF Polymorphisms of Inbred Mouse Strains Confer Resistance to Murine Norovirus Infection in a Cell Type-Dependent Manner
Furlong K, Biering SB, Choi J, Wilen CB, Orchard RC, Wobus CE, Nelson CA, Fremont DH, Baldridge MT, Randall G, Hwang S. CD300LF Polymorphisms of Inbred Mouse Strains Confer Resistance to Murine Norovirus Infection in a Cell Type-Dependent Manner. Journal Of Virology 2020, 94: 10.1128/jvi.00837-20. PMID: 32581099, PMCID: PMC7431780, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00837-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived macrophagesCell type-dependent mannerType-dependent mannerCell typesMacrophage-like cellsRobust experimental systemMNV infectionRelated murine norovirusSpecific cell typesCorresponding mutantsMarrow-derived macrophagesMurine norovirus infectionEntry factorsMurine norovirusCD300lfCause of gastroenteritisNonpermissive cellsProteinaceous receptorsConfer resistanceHuman cellsHost cellsDifferent allelesAmino acidsC57BL/6J allelePermissive cells